I mentionned in the last post that the La Chapelle trip had become the "almost final" story in the restoration Saga. While we were at La Chapelle we met a load of the people from Birchington, and it turns out they also have a "home leg" of the twinning celebrations, and this is taking place on 21st June. We are invited to this, so watch this space while we find out what this involves. I would be amazed if Birchington can oput on anything as big and as bonkers as the La Chapelle carnival weekend, but you never know......

Building up slowly to our run to La Chapelle, and wishing to honour "Drive It" day, I decided to make a small run out from the lock up to Birchington. In bright sunshine, after leading a Bluebell Walk in Challock Forest for the "Friends of Kingswood", therefore I hot footed it to the lock up in the "normal 2CV". The old girl fired up first turn and never missed a beat all day.

We trundled down through Blean to the main road, stopped for fuel at Tesco, and the headed east along the A road towards Herne Bay. From there, there's a quick burst of Thanet Way before the turn off to Birchington. We ambled around stopping to take pics where ever I felt like, and were delighted to find the pub, the Sea View, which is in the 20 year old black and white pic featured on the front of the latest edition of the La Chapelle mag.

It was a shame that I'd not been able to raise anyone on the Twinning Committee to meet me there or get some official pics - surely useful for their website or newsletters?

A small adventure, then, for the first one, and now she's safey tucked up back in the lock-up under her cover. her next excitement is the 2CV London to Brighton (which is gonna take HOURS at max 40 mph!) and then it's the awesome La Chapelle run.  

Prior to our adventure, taking the old girl to La Chapelle (which has been met by great enthusiasm and excitement there, with locals offering us accommodation and saying they'll feed us and take us round), I thought it'd be a nice idea to take the car to Birchington, tomorrow being "Drive-It" day an' all.

What a difference? I have a number of email addresses for Birchington, and have sent them all an email saying would you like to meet the car before the adventure. But came there answer none (aplogies to Lewis Carroll).

Sooooo., Weather permitting, I will go anyway, and get myself some pics of the old girl at the Birchington sign or any other landmark. Might even park her in the town centre and see if anyone comes and says anything.